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Controversial trainer Marcus Vitali has been handed a one-year suspension and a $10,000 fine after one of his horses tested positive for d-methamphetamine.
Trainer John Ortiz Suspended 15 Days For Clenbuterol Positive At Ellis Park Sponsored by:
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Trainer John Alexander Ortiz has been issued a $500 fine and a 30-day suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, with 15 days stayed, after his trainee Woopigsooie tested positive for clenbuterol at Ellis Park on July 2, 2020.
Woopigsooie finished third in that day s second race, and post-race testing showed a clenbuterol level of 236 picograms per milliliter in the urine, according to findings confirmed by the UIC Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory.
Since this was Ortiz first medication violation as a trainer, stewards stayed 15 of the 30 suspension days, pending he has no additional Class A or B medication violations over the next year.